On Becoming a Tailed Beast Knight at Seventy

"Sorry, I took the wrong one. This is the final confirmed list."

Seeing everyone present squinting at him, Danzo, known for his thick skin, curled his lip inwardly. Then, without changing expression, he took out another list and handed it over.

The new list was fairly normal. After skimming through it, Tobirama Senju nodded approvingly. There were candidates from both ninja clans and civilian backgrounds, without the one-sided dominance seen on the previous list.

"Why are there no candidates from the Uchiha Clan here?"

However, he also noticed a blind spot. From beginning to end, the list included even the rigid, old-fashioned Hyuga ninja, yet not a single Uchiha Clan member, another of Konoha's great clans.

Uchiha Setsuna's expression darkened at those words. They had actually been excluded.

A Tailed Beast Knight was an indispensable high-level force in any village. Though they held no real power, their status was exceptional, and their influence among ordinary civilians ran deep.

If the Uchiha Clan could produce a Tailed Beast Knight, the clan's prestige would not simply rise by one level. They might even be able to directly influence the election of the next Hokage.

"Teacher, look carefully. There is one, there is~"

Sensing the sudden chill emanating from Uchiha Setsuna, Danzo smiled faintly. Naturally, they would not openly target the Inspector Elder, who was currently at the height of his power.

"Where?"

"On the back."

Tobirama Senju suddenly understood and casually flipped the list over. Sure enough, there was a name on the back.

"Oh~ There's one on the back too... Pfft!"

Oh, an old acquaintance.

"Did you get this wrong?"

Holding the list close to inspect it for a long while, the strange look on Tobirama Senju's face was plainly visible.

"The candidate list was jointly reviewed by all of us.